Depth Charts

Drouin has failed to impress this season. He has just 11 goals and 34 points in 64 games. Drouin still has plenty of potential though, but he could use more talent around him and a return to the wing could help.

Phillip Danault (upper body) will not suit up in Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Danault has now missed four consecutive games because of the injury. He has eight goals, 25 points and 34 penalty minutes in 52 games this season. He's day-to-day at this point. David Schlemko, Victor Mete, Rinat Valiev, Max Pacioretty and Andrew Shaw will also miss the game due to injury. Byron Froese will serve as a healthy scratch for Montreal.

Jacob De La Rose scored a pair of goals in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

De La Rose helped make the score respectable, as he made the score 6-2 late in the second period and 6-3 in the third frame. He finished the game with a plus-1 rating, two penalty minutes, four shots on goal and two hits in 15:53 of ice time. The 22-year-old has three goals and eight points in 39 games this season. Despite tonight's offensive contribution, De La Rose doesn't need be added in any fantasy format. Brendan Gallagher and Byron Froese also found the back of the net on Tuesday night.

It'll be McCarron's first game since being recalled on Wednesday. He admitted to the media that at times he tried too hard to do things offensively at the NHL level and will be focused more on being tough to play against this time around. The former first round pick failed to pick up a point in eight games this season and has no fantasy value.

Max Pacioretty is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a knee injury.

Pacioretty was hurt last Friday against the New York Islanders. This will likely end what has been a disappointing year for the Canadiens captain. Pacioretty has registered only 17 goals and 37 points in 64 matches.

Galchenyk had the secondary helper on goals by Artturi Lehkonen and Paul Byron, which Montreal a 2-0 lead early in the first period. However, the Penguins were able to battle back and claim the victory. Galchenyuk has one goal and four assists in the last four games.

Byron is up to 17 goals and 30 points in 71 contests in 2017-18. Nicolas Deslauriers and Artturi Lehkonen accounted for Montreal's other two goals. Alex Galchenyuk assisted on two of the Canadiens' three markers.

Charles Hudon picked up two points in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Victor Hedman was quick to waive over the medical team after Hudon went crashing into the end boards during the second period. Hudon went straight to the dressing room but was able to return. He helped open the scoring by assisting on Arturri Lehkonen's sixth goal of the year and he followed that up with a beautiful pass to Alex Galchenyuk three minutes into the second period. Hudon has picked up 26 points in 61 game so far this season.

Nicolas Deslauriers will be a healthy scratch in Wednesday's game against the New York Islanders.

Deslauriers has seven goals and four assists in 40 games this season. He'll continue to serve as a physical bottom-line forward for the Canadiens down the stretch. Daniel Carr, Logan Shaw and David Schlemko will also watch the game from the press box.

Brendan Gallagher scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

It took only 34 seconds for Gallagher to tip home Jeff Petry's shot for his 25th goal of the year. It's Gallagher's 10th opening goal of the season, putting him at the top of the NHL in that category. The Canadiens have been terrible this year, but that hasn't stopped the diminutive forward in setting a career high in goals. He's currently sitting at 42 points in 69 games.

Shaw was hurt when he leveled Dallas defenseman Greg Pateryn with a hard hit on Tuesday. The two players collided heads on the play and Shaw got the worst of it. He hasn't been diagnosed with a concussion yet, but he is going through the protocols. Coach Claude Julien said Shaw is at home and the Canadiens forward is feeling much better.

Artturi Lehkonen had a team-high seven shots on goal in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Lehkonen had a couple of dangerous scoring opportunities, but the Canadiens weren't very good overall. The sophomore forward has nine goals in 56 games this season, but four of those have come in the last five games. He doesn't need to be owned in any fantasy format.

Some pre-game confusion had Montreal roster 13 forwards and five defensemen but that was quickly corrected by the Canadiens. Nikita Scherbak will join Shaw as healthy scratches and Brett Lernout will draw into the lineup as the sixth defensemen.

Shea Weber underwent surgery Tuesday to repair tendons in his left foot.

Weber is expected to need six months to recover, so he should be available for training camp in the fall. He was limited to just 26 games this season and he contributed 16 points, while averaging a team-high 25:20 of ice time per contest.

Jeff Petry scored his 10th goal of the season in Thursday's 3-1 win over the New York Rangers.

Petry has two goals and one assist during a three-game point streak. He has established new personal bests in 2017-18 with 10 goals and 29 points in 60 contests. Petry's fantasy value increased substantially after Shea Weber was injured. Weber won't return this season, so feel free to snatch up Petry while you can.

Jordie Benn will be a healthy scratch in Friday's game against the New York Islanders.

Benn has struggled at various times this season. The 30-year-old has four goals and eight assists in 61 games. David Schlemko will take his spot in the lineup. Nicolas Deslauriers and Logan Shaw are also expected to watch the game from the press box, while Charles Hudon (upper body) will also miss tonight's contest.

David Schlemko will be a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers.

Between injuries and poor play, it's been a season to forget for the veteran. He has one goal, three assists and a plus-4 rating in 34 games this season. Phillip Danault (neck) will also be forced to miss the game.

Rinat Valiev suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers.

Valiev exited the game after being hit into the boards awkwardly. He was unable to finish the game and the Canadiens have already recalled Brett Lernout from the minors, which would indicate that Valiev will miss some time. The Russian blue liner played just two games since being acquired from the Maple Leafs on Feb. 25.

"The best way for players to get better is to help themselves," said Julien. "In (Juulsen's) case, I think he's got a great attitude. He's a smart player, skates well enough. He's been good, but you can see that at times he's learning from his mistakes. There's still some mistakes made out there by our young players that you hope down the road will minimize itself and we'll be better for it." Juulsen has skated in 10 games with the Canadiens this year and could become a regular blueliner for the team next season. However, he shouldn't be on your fantasy radar at this time.

Lernout is being recalled because Rinat Valiev suffered a lower-body injury against Florida on Thursday night. Lernout has no points in three games with the Canadiens this season. The 22-year-old also has one goal, eight points and 33 penalty minutes in 54 AHL games.

Carey Price stayed on the ice after practice and took some shots from teammate Byron Froese.

Price hasn't played since taking a puck off the helmet on Feb. 20. against the Philadelphia Flyers. He will not dress in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Video of the on-ice session can be seen by clicking on the link below.

Antti Niemi kicked out 34 of 38 shots in a 5-3 loss to Pittsburgh Thursday night.

Niemi started the season with Pittsburgh, but was put on waivers. While it would be harsh to blame him for this loss given how many shots he faced, he ultimately wasn't able to get revenge tonight. Niemi has been good with the Canadiens overall as he had a 5-2-4 record, 2.30 GAA, and .933 save percentage with the Habs before Thursday's action.